Salvation

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  A large crowd walks through the Peoples Gas Holiday Market in downtown Pittsburgh during the 2023 holiday season.
• (Photo: Business Wire)
  Peoples, an Essential Utilities (NYSE:WTRG) company, brings together one-of-a-kind artisans from around the world at the 12th annual Peoples Gas Holiday Market™.
• As a new Holiday Market exclusive, shoppers can receive a limited-edition souvenir ornament from Peoples when donating to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
• Peoples is a longtime supporter of the Food Bank, helping them become the primary non-profit partner of the Peoples Gas Holiday Market.

• Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) today reported consolidated net income attributable to common shareholders for the 2023 third quarter of $398.2 million, or $3.50 per diluted share.
• “It was an all-around solid quarter propelled by the record-breaking heat and superior operational performance by our employees,” said Pinnacle West Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Guldner .
• Key factors and assumptions underlying the 2023 outlook can be found in the third-quarter 2023 earnings presentation slides at pinnaclewest.com/investors .
• For more information about Pinnacle West, visit the company’s website at pinnaclewest.com .

• In fact, new research has found the number of people living in modern slavery has more than doubled in the past four years, rising to an estimated 41,000.
• For example, in the 2021-22 financial year, the Australian Federal Police received just 294 reports of modern slavery and human trafficking.
• However, our research on modern slavery and housing found that much more is needed to enable access to essential support, particularly when it comes to safe and sustainable housing.

Why survivors struggle to find housing

• This means survivors are often left to scramble for a limited number of housing options alongside others in need during the current housing crisis, but they face additional barriers to accessing these services.
• No wonder their health is suffering

  To understand the implications for modern slavery survivors, our research surveyed 107 housing providers and 19 caseworkers who support survivors across Australia.

• We found that survivors of modern slavery experience multiple barriers to accessing both temporary accommodation and long-term housing.
• Migrant slavery survivors on temporary visas, therefore, can’t access these housing options at all.

Suitability of services for survivors

• Many mainstream services are unsuitable for survivors because of their rules and requirements.
• Such rules restrict an individual’s freedom of movement, which can be re-traumatising for survivors whose experience of exploitation involved similar restrictions.
• For male survivors or those wanting to live with family, finding suitable accommodation is even more challenging.
• Our research also found that the types of accommodation most suitable for modern slavery survivors are ones which have been designed especially for them.

First steps to improvement

• Removing these barriers requires effective collaboration across both policy spheres and tiers of governments.
• State and territory housing policy needs to allow survivors on temporary visas to access social housing, as well.
• Without such changes, survivors of modern slavery remain vulnerable to further exploitation and slavery will continue to grow in Australia.

• Rowdy, the Cowboys’ mascot, and Shieldy, The Salvation Army’s mascot, joined Reliant’s mascot, Hugo, to create a lively atmosphere.
• The national anthem was performed by The Salvation Army Band, while the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Chowboyz, and Rhythm & Blues also joined in the fun.
• “For 10 years, the Dallas Cowboys and Reliant have come together to raise money for a good cause, while having fun and entertaining Cowboys fans at the same time,” said Charlotte Jones, executive vice president and chief brand officer, Dallas Cowboys.
• In 2022, Reliant donated $4 million to causes across Texas, with employees giving more than 4,000 volunteer hours to over 200 community programs.